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| | Reason (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) |
 | | This has happened before, way back in the 20th century: Since 1929 the U.S. economy has grown 10-fold, from $1 trillion to $10.7 trillion, while per capita personal incomes have grown 5-fold, from $6,329 to $31,384. |
 | | "Having per capita personal incomes of $150,000 in 2077 is no more fantastical than where we are today would have been to my grandmother," says EPF chief economist Ron Bird. |
 | | Of course, there’s a case to be made that this scenario is still pretty fantastical. |
| www.reason.com /0311/ci.rb.envy.shtml (228 words) |
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